During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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